Abstract: Zhou Dunyi is the father of the Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming dynasties. He is also the founder of Huxiang school. Studying on t“A Record of Lianxi Shrine”, we can find that many studies have been made to illustrate the importance of Zhou Dunyi’s academic thought. For example, Hu Anguo, the Hxiang School’s pioneer wrote “Memorabilia of Lianxi”; Hu Hong started a new local academic tradition by writing On Prefecture Academy in Shaozhou, and edited and published Tong Shu. Zhang Shi regards Zhou Dunyi as the “Taoist sovereign”, since Zhou’s ideas not only meet the internal conflicts in Confucianism but also the challenges of Buddhism and Taoism. These conflicts become his driving force to enhance the academic status of Zhou, and also manifest the academic purport of Huxiang School.

Key words: Huxiang School, Zhou Dunyi, Hu Anguo, Hu Hong, Zhang Shi, A Record of Lianxi Shrine